Freeland Middle School Newsletter

Periodically, you will receive a newsletter to your email from the middle school with important information regarding upcoming events. These newsletters can also be found on our website here: Freeland Middle School Newsletters

We look forward to seeing all of our Falcons back on Wednesday, January 3! It will be a busy month as we have our first round of exams and end the 1st Semester. Please see important dates below and don't hesitate to reach out with any questions you may have.

We will hold our first round of Final Exams on Wednesday, January 10 - Friday, January 12. Please see the tentative exam schedule below. There may be minor adjustments to the time schedule but this is so you can see which exams will be held on each day and that piece of the schedule will not change.

Winter Exam Schedule

Just a reminder that this questionnaire will be administered for a second time this year during the week of January 15-19 in the middle school. Here is the letter that was sent out to you at the beginning of September regarding this questionnaire: SDQ Parent Letter

If you already opted your student out of this questionnaire in the fall, they will be considered opted out for this winter administration as well.

Here is a link to the Questionnaire and the Scoring Key that is used.

We have our second round of Parent-Teacher Conferences at the end of the month on Wednesday, January 31 from 4:30 pm to 7 pm. Please see the letter below which explains our Student Led Conferences and what you can expect when you attend that evening.

Parent Letter for Conferences

Back on December 6, 2023 we hosted an assembly with the Michigan State Police Cyber Crimes Division. It was a fabulous assembly which did not go nearly long enough for our students to get all of the information and be able to ask questions. We are lucky enough that they have agreed to come back and talk to both our 7th and 8th grade health classes on February 6 and 7. As a reminder, the letter below has information regarding the topics of the assembly and what they will be continuing to discuss in our health classes.

Michigan State Police Assembly Info Letter

If you would like to Opt-Out your student for this visit, please email Mrs. Thunberg directly by January 31, 2024.

Please see the letter regarding a voluntary survey that will be conducted in our health classes on Wednesday, January 10 - Friday, January 12 in order to help improve health education in schools.

RAPD Survey - Parent Information

Copy of the RAPD Survey

We requested Opt-Outs for this survey by December 15, 2023 in our December Newsletter. If you still have concerns, please contact Mrs. Thunberg directly.

• Middle School Boys' Basketball Tryouts - Wednesday, January 3, 2024

• Final Exams - January 10-12, 2024

• End of 1st Semester - January 12, 2024

• No School for Students (Teacher PD Day) - Monday, January 15, 2024

• 1st Semester SOAR Recognition Assembly - Friday, January 19, 2024

• Parent Teacher Conferences (Student Led) - Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Freeland Middle School Website

• Please use our website to find the Daily Announcements, Absent Work, and many other items throughout the school year. We will continue to improve the content that is found on the website each month.

• Please follow Freeland Community School District on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter) for information and fun posts about our students and staff throughout the year. If you are not a social media fan, the same information will be found on our website in the live feed.

• Use Skyward for keeping track of your student’s grades, attendance, etc.

FMS is selling Falcon clog charms to support our SOAR program. They can be purchased in the middle school office and are also available at FES and the Learning Center. Cost is $5 a charm.

Our Student Leadership Class sells spirit wear throughout the entire school year. The clothing is not specific to the middle school and all proceeds go to Student Leadership to support fun activities at FMS for all of our students. Each week there will be new promotions/sales but you can order at any time from this direct link to our store: Freeland Middle School Spirit Wear

Please feel free to reach out at any time with any questions or concerns that you may have this school year. It is the goal to return all phone calls and emails within 24 hours during the school week. Emails and phone calls received over the weekend will receive a response as soon as possible on Monday.

Jennifer Thunberg | FMS Principal

thunbergj@freelandschools.net

Rae Glazier | FMS Secretary

glazierr@freelandschools.net

Freeland Middle School Phone Number: 989-695-0500